Silius Italicus and the Tradition of the Roman Historical Epos / / edited by Antony Augoustakis, Marco Fucecchi.
The aim of this volume is to study Silius’ poem as an important step in the development of the Roman historical epic tradition. The Punica is analyzed as transitional segment between the beginnings of Roman literature in the Republican age (Naevius and Ennius) and Claudian’s panegyrical epic in late...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill nv,, [2022] ©2022 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Mnemosyne, Supplements ;
458. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (311 pages) |
| Notes: | This book is an innovative attempt to analyse Silius’ poem as an important step in the development of the Roman historical epic tradition and by connecting epic poems and authors belonging to different ages, to frame the development of the literary genre, according to its specific aims and interests throughout the centuries. |
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